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Loftus Road glamour: Star names, big money and model fans

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    Always nice with a walk down memory lane.
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    TWENTIES TALENT

    1923: Even back in the Twenties, Queens Park Rangers were known for producing star players. They received a record transfer fee of £3,000 from Leicester City for striker Arthur Chandler in 1923. He went on to become Leicester's leading scorer with 273 goals - a record he still holds.

    MARVEL MARSH

    1966-1972: Rodney Marsh spearheaded the club's revival with a prolific 134 goals in 242 games. In 1967, his first full season, QPR were promoted from Division Three and won the League Cup - the first third-tier team to do so. A second successive promotion took them back to the top flight

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    Flashing the cash: Stan Bowles

    SEXTON'S STARS

    1974-1977: Manager Dave Sexton led a star-studded side - including seven England internationals - to their highest top-flight finish of second in 1976, pipped to the title by Liverpool on the final day. The following season, their first in the UEFA Cup, they made the quarter-finals.

    MODEL FANS

    2007: Supermodel Naomi Campbell joined former boyfriend Flavio Briatore, then co-owner of the club, and brought her friend, it-girl Tamara Beckwith, to watch QPR play Norwich at Loftus Road.

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    Famous fans: Naomi Campbell, Flavio Briatore and Tamara Beckwith

    STAN THE SHOWMAN

    1972-1979: Stan Bowles was QPR's first six-figure signing when he joined from Carlisle for £112,000. He took them back to the top flight and was a key figure in the club's golden era. The colourful midfielder was a maverick and in his autobiography claims that he won a bet during a match against Sunderland in 1973 by firing the ball at the FA Cup, which was on display at Roker Park, and sending it flying.

    FLYING FERDINAND

    1987-1995: Dubbed 'Sir Les' by fans, free-scoring Les Ferdinand helped the club finish fifth in the first Premier League of 1992-93 and to three consecutive top 10 finishes after that. The England striker was eventually sold to Newcastle for £6million and QPR were relegated the following season.

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    Free scoring: 'Sir Les' Ferdinand

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